Maluku remains calm following RMS anniversaryThe Jakarta Post April 27, 2003The situation in Maluku is calm following the separatist South Maluku Republic(RMS)'s 53rd anniversary on Friday, which saw the arrest of more than 300supporters of the outlawed group.It was business as usual on Saturday in traditional markets and shoppingcenters, including those in Ambon, the provincial capital, and Central Maluku, astronghold of the RMS. Students attended classes as normal, though troops and police officers were deployed in strategic areas of Ambon.Three more RMS flags were seized on Saturday by security authorities in thevillages of Karang Panjang, Nania and Halong Baru in Ambon municipality. Theflags had been hung on trees by RMS supporters.Security authorities arrested about 300 people on Friday, mostly from Aboru inCentral Maluku, for raising RMS flags and holding gatherings to mark the RMS'anniversary.< Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 1415Next >